XRia: They always start from here. The rest of the route the Association changes every year. Don't nobody know until the day before. 's what makes it special, see? They really gotta be good. They'll end it 'cross town at Boogie Street, an' the winner gets a big trophy, an' then there's music and dancin' and fireworks and --Travis: Fine, yes, but couldn't we be in a part of town I knew better? Asbury, preferably. Or Sullivan Square.Ria: Race don't go through Asbury this year. An' it never goes through Sullivan no more. They tÍte don't like racin'. Hans 'Kneecaps' Hansen had a wreck there year before last, an' the tÍte sent a message back sayin' nobody was to come through no more.Travis: Just a message? Couldn't they ask -- ...'Kneecaps'. I don't want to know, do I.Ria: The Association tole him it had only been a small building, an' he said, 'well, I only used a small hammer.'

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